Well, well! It appears that my dad's friend was a Mark Twain fan!
Anyway, Mr. Twain (and Bob) were right! :-)
Thanks,
Chris
On 5 Jul 2001, at 0:23, Malcolm Clay wrote:
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When I was 16, a friend of my father told me, "At 16, kids can't believe
how incredibly stupid their parents are. At 21, they can't believe how
much their parents have learned in the last 5 years."
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Bringing Up Father
When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to
have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how
much the old man had learned in seven years. -Mark Twain
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Of course, part of the Mark Twain joke is the egotism and self
satisfaction of the speaker. One could also conclude that the 14 year
old was correct and that the same thing happened to him by the time
he was 21 that had happened to make his old man stupid. :-)
A friend of mine pointed out once that in a country in which no one
reads a book after they get out of school and entertainment movies
pass for history the smartest and best educated people are recently
graduated 21 year olds. Something to think about.
--
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California
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